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Rural Farmers Have A Hard Time Selling Their Produce, This M’sian Startup Changes That

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Faced with poor market access and unfair trade, rural farmers are often left with just 20%-25% of profits from their labour.

That’s according to Dennis, founder of Veggies.my (Veggies), a social enterprise connecting local farmers directly to urban markets via online and offline platforms. 

In addition, they also deliver fruits and vegetables through a subscription model. Excess produce that doesn’t get sold is redirected to feed the poor.

Dennis told Vulcan Post that revenue and profits made will be shared amongst their stakeholders and rural farmers, but more on that later.

A Needle In A Haystack

Farmers go through the myGAP training to ensure proper farming practices are met / Image Credit: Veggies.my

Since the pandemic, we’ve seen an abundance of small and big players sprouting to help rural farmers sell their produce online. Being a smaller fry in the industry, Veggies has found a few ways to stand out.

First off, they’re leveraging on their certifications from myGAP and myOrganic to assure customers of their produce’s quality. 

These certifications are internationally recognised accreditations by the Malaysian Department of Agriculture (MOA).

Those who attain it follow the practices of improving rural farms through:

  • A resource management system for sustainable agricultural production;
  • Increasing a farm’s productivity and outreach to urban markets;
  • Reducing pesticides use in the produce; and
  • Preserving the environment and protecting the welfare of employees.

To attain this, Veggies has put their partnered farmers through a training programme with myGAP and MOA to build awareness and compliance for these practices.

“The produce’s freshness, food safety, and quality will not be compromised. Big players who penetrate into the mass market will have a hard time controlling quality,” Dennis said.

Produce are sold online and offline to customers in Klang Valley / Image Credit: Veggies.my

Veggies has also set up a rewards programme that works like a points system where RM1 equals to 1 point. For every 250 veggie points collected, customers will get RM5 cash vouchers in return.

This loyalty programme is meant to build a good rapport and keep customers coming back for more.

As the platform also prioritises customer service, they will also refund or replace any damaged or spoilt goods that are reported at delivery.

Reaching The Targeted Yield

In comparison to buying produce from mainstream grocery stores like Tesco, it can cost consumers almost 2 times more to purchase similar products from Veggies.

For example, 1kg of Siew Pak Choy on Tesco costs RM5.99. If I were to get it on Veggies, the same amount can cost me RM11.60.

However, the consumers who tend to buy from these social enterprises over bigger brands are usually wealthier individuals.

These urbanites have the means to spend more on groceries and Dennis knows this, which is why Veggies only delivers to areas in Klang Valley for now.

A percentage of these purchases will also contribute to the local B40 farmers in the low and highlands of Malaysia.

As Veggies is in the business of fair trade, they pay their farmers an average of 40%-50% profit margin for their labour.

Veggies.my has supplied rural communities with fresh produce during the MCO / Image Credit: Veggies.my

As funding is limited, the social enterprise is relying on word-of-mouth from their customers, for now, to get the word out about what they do.

They would like to partner with more NGOs in cross-selling and resource sharing to provide meals to more B40 communities.

In the long term, Dennis aims to export the produce from their small-scale farmers overseas. He also plans to engage with more Orang Asli communities to empower them in knowledge, skills, and income from farming.

  • You can learn more about Veggies.my here.
  • You can read about other startups we’ve written about here.

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Featured Image Credit: Dennis, founder of Veggies.my

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